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Meaning of tabernacle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tabernacle

Pronunciation:/ˈtæbənækl̩//ˈtæbɚnækl̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.

  2. The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.

  3. (by extension) The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).

  4. Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.

verb

Definitions

  1. To dwell; to abide for a time.